1795 – Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (one of the founders of experimental psychology), born in Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1878)
1882 – Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1953)
1888 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect and furniture designer (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavilion), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1964)
1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
1911 – Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer (Sábato Report), born in Rojas, Argentina (d. 2011)
1919 – Albert “Al” Molinaro, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 2015)
1947 – Mick Fleetwood, British rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way”; “Tusk”; “The Chain”), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
1953 – Ivo Lill, Estonian glass artist, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2019)
1972 – Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower (Olympic Bronze 1992), born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia
1988 – Micah Richards, English soccer defender (13 caps; Manchester City, Aston Villa) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, BBC Sport, CBS Sports), born in Birmingham, England
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd June 2024
1683 – Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist notorious for stealing the work of others, born in Herblay, France (d. 1745)
1888 – Lee Moran, American actor (Circus Clown), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
1901 – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish poet, novelist, recognized as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature (A Mind at Peace, The Time Regulation Institute), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1962)
1904 – Willie Mae “Mother” Smith (née Ford), American gospel singer, evangelist, and folk artist, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1935 – György Kárpáti, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1954 – Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, born in Southern California (d. 2022)
1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer (The Ballad of Little Jo), born in Queens, New York
1964 – Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold vault 1984, 88; World C’ship gold x 4), born in Hangzhou, China
1966 – (Jonathan) “Chico” DeBarge, American singer and keyboard player (DeBarge), born in Detroit, Michigan
1973 – Marie N [Naumova], Latvian pop and jazz singer, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays for 22nd June 2024
1869 – Hendrikus Colijn, Dutch army officer and Anti-Revolution Party (ARP) politician (Prime Minister, 1925-26 and 1933-39), born in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1871 – William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath, born in Tonge, Middleton (d. 1938)
1887 – Julian S. Huxley, English biologist/philosopher, Darwin’s Bulldog, born in London, England (d. 1975)
1906 – (Samuel) Billy Wilder, Austrian-American filmmaker (Stalag 17: Some Like It Hot; The Lost Weekend; The Apartment), born in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) (d. 2002)
1912 – Vit Nejedly, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1945)
1936 – Ferran Olivella, Spanish soccer defender (18 caps Spain, 2 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 214 games), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2023)
1940 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian author and director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up, Taste of Cherry), born in Tehran (d. 2016)
1952 – Graham Greene, First Nations actor (Dances with Wolves), born in Ohsweken, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
1958 – Ruby Turner, Jamacaian-British rock singer (“No Where to Run”), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat; Communards), born in Glasgow, Soctland
Famous Birthdays for 21st June 2024
1759 – Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1817)
1868 – Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist, born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (d. 1946)
1894 – Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer, born in England (d. 1968)
1914 – Jan Decadt, Flemish composer, born in Ypres (d. 1995)
1926 – Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
1926 – Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1948 – Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C’ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
1955 – Leigh McCloskey, American actor (Dallas, Executive Suite, Gen Hosp), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 – Joko Widodo, Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia
1974 – Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 20th June 2024
1674 – Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (Tamerlane), Poet Laureate (1715-18), born in Little Barford, Bedfordshire (d. 1718)
1717 – Jacques Saly, French sculptor, born in Valenciennes, France (d. 1776)
1824 – George Edmund Street, English architect, born in Woodford, London (d. 1881)
1890 – Cum Posey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Homestead Grays; 9 x consecutive NL pennants 1937–45); and Basketball HOF guard (5 x Coloured World C’ships), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
1896 – Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
1928 – Martin Landau, American actor (Ed Wood; North By Northwest; Mission Impossible; Space 1999), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
1948 – Alan Longmuir, Scottish pop-rock musician (Bay City Rollers – “Saturday Night”), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
1967 – Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson – “Love and Affection”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1968 – Robert Rodriguez, American director (El Mariachi, Sin City, Grindhouse), born in San Antonio, Texas
1981 – Ardian Gashi, Kosovar soccer midfielder (14 caps Norway, 2 Kosovar; Vålerenga IF, Helsingborg IF 124 games), born in Đakovica, Kosovar
Famous Birthdays for 19th June 2024
1606 – James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman, born in Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1649)
1613 – Christiaan de Placker, Flemish poet and composer, born in Poperinge, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) (d. 1691)
1741 – Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver and art collector, born in Amsterdam (d. 1816)
1861 – José Rizal, Filipino nationalist and novelist (‘Noli Me Tángere’, ‘El Filibusterismo’), born in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1896)
1909 – Edwin Gerschefski, American pianist, composer and teacher (Saugauck Suite), born in Meriden, Connecticut (d. 1992)
1925 – Alfred Nzo, South African General Secretary of the ANC (1969-91), born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2000)
1929 – Thelma Barlow (née Pigott), British actress (Coronation Street, 1971-97 – “Mavis”; Dinnerladies), and garden book writer, born in Middlesbrough, England
1932 – Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon and Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia
1942 – Neil Chalmers, director (National History Museum, London)
1983 – Macklemore [Benjamin Hammond Haggerty], American rapper and singer-songwriter (“Thrift Shop”; “Can’t Hold Us”), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 18th June 2024
1466 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer, born in Fossombrone, Italy (d. 1539)
1858 – Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1931)
1895 – Manuela Fernández-Fojaco, Spanish supercentenarian (d. 2009)
1917 – Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, Azerbaijani composer, born in Nukha, Azerbaijan (d. 2002)
1927 – (Clarence) “Bud” Brown, Jr, American politician (US Representative from Ohio, 1965-83), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2022)
1928 – David T. Lykken, American behavioral geneticist, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2006)
1928 – Michael Blakemore, Australian Tony Award-winning theater director (Copenhagen; Kiss Me Kate), actor, and screenwriter, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
1932 – Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), born in Huttonsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
1975 – Jeff Saturday, American football center (6 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2005, 07; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts) and sports analyst (ESPN), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1981 – Teresa Cormack, New Zealand child murder victim (d. 1987)
Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2024
1871 – James Weldon Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, lyricist (“Lift Every Voice And Sing”), civil rights activist, and leader of the NAACP, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1938)
1881 – Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (World Heavyweight Champion 1906–08), born in Hanover, Ontario (d. 1955)
1920 – Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (US Representative 1960-1971), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 1981)
1926 – Alan Walters, British political economist (Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher), born in Leicester, England (d. 2009)
1927 – Lucio Fulci, Italian director “Godfather of Gore”, born in Rome (d. 1996)
1946 – Peter Rosei, Austrian writer (Wer war Edgar Allan?), born in Vienna
1964 – Michael Gross, German swimmer (3 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1967 – Keith Sims, American football offensive guard (Pro Bowl 1993–95; Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1983 – Mickey Guyton, American country music singer (Black Like Me), born in Arlington, Texas
1984 – John Gallagher Jr., American stage actor (The West Wing, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Wilmington, Delaware
Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2024
1882 – Josef Christiaens, Belgian auto racer (first foreigner to enter Indianapolis Motor Speedway “Harvest Classic”), born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium (d. 1919)
1882 – Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (1951-53) who was overthrown in a coup d’état aided by the CIA and the British SIS, born in Tehran, Persia (d. 1967)
1923 – Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, born in Mollösund, Sweden (d. 1996)
1928 – Sergiu Comissiona, Romanian-Israeli-American conductor (Haifa Symphony, 1959-64; Gothenburg Symphony, 1966-77; Philharmonic; Baltimore Symphony, 1969-84), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2005)
1929 – Pauline Yates, British actress (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), born in St Helens, Merseyside (d. 2015)
1946 – Neil MacGregor, British arts administrator (Director of the British National Gallery and the British Museum), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1949 – Kale Browne, American actor (Michael Hudson-Another World), born in San Rafael, California
1967 – John Franklin, American actor (Cousin Itt in The Adams Family), born in Blue Island, Illinois
1978 – Jasmine “Fish” Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer (Courage), born in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
1982 – Matt Costa, American singer-songwriter, born in Huntington Beach California
Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2024
28 – Emperor Ming of Han [Liu Yang], Chinese Emperor of the Han dynasty (58-69 AD), born in Luoyang, China (d. 75 AD)
1777 – János Fusz, Hungarian-German composer, born in Tolna, Hungary (d. 1819)
1914 – Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1982-84) and KGB Chief (1967-82), born in Nagutskaya, Stavropol Region, Russian Empire (d. 1984)
1917 – Alfred “Lash” LaRue, American actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp), born in Gretna, Louisiana, United States (d. 1996)
1938 – Tony Oxley, British free-jazz and avant-garde drummer, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2023)
1957 – Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress (Mad About You – “Jamie”; As Good as it Gets), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 – Cedric Pioline, French tennis player (runner-up US Open 1993, Wimbledon 1997), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1975 – Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
1979 – Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter (Olympic gold, 2004), born in Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union